Cross channel day trip delight

[andrew e]

A few days before Christmas I hit Calais for a mooch, partially for chese and cut-price fizz, partially to roam round Leroy Merlin and Nor-auto, and partially because I could. Here are the results, still chod plentiful and 5-0 everywhere, but oddly on patrol rather than chasing motorists.

 

SVM in exile:

 

 

Barbara Cartlands French lover:

 

 

I bought one of these new, and picked that colour as well... "Cascade", but a "Spot" on home turf (I think):

 

 

Arc du Triumph - left hand drive and black plates:

 

 

Not Metro, Rover 100:

 

 

Safrane:

 

 

OMG TYRE CHAOS. Again filled under "why would you need them she said":

 

 

MOAR in a minute....

[andrew e]

Anyway, how HAUT is this? Euro-spec Chevy Malibu! I have actually been in a French one at when they were launched, but one in the wild!

 

 

This Supercinq sped off pretty rapidly, then nearly had a head on crash. Was an auto I think, driver definitely over a 100 years old:

 

 

SVM in exile were also window shopping as it reappeared again:

 

 

Talbot Arizona:

 

 

205:

 

 

Knackered Express/Extra under cite-du-Europe. (Intersport had a crap sale on too):

 

 

And finally, a BOXING DAY BONUS a lovely facelift BX!

 

 

In case your wondering, the cheaper Mercier was better than the Pommery, and about a third of the chese is left. The Suchard is long gone.